A total of 16,078 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in the last 24-hours.
Gauteng accounts for just over 9,500 of them.
Worryingly the infections in the Western Cape, North West and Limpopo seem to be on the rise.
148 more people have died bringing the recorded number of deaths to 59,406.
#COVID19 UPDATE: A total of 65,631 tests were conducted in the last 24 hrs, with 16,078 new cases, which represents a 24.5% positivity rate. A further 148 #COVID19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 59,406 to date. Read more: https://t.co/yPNhVnfaHP pic.twitter.com/gVkl9rzNTO
— NICD (@nicd_sa) June 24, 2021
Source: eNCA
In other news – The Queen actor SK Khoza breaks his silence after allegedly hitting a female cashier with a scanner
Actor SK Khoza has had to go on the offensive after a report emerged alleging that he and his fiancée had assaulted an employee at a petrol station in Midrand.
The actor issued his denial on behalf of the couple via social media on Sunday. This comes after a recent report by a local publication in which a woman who works as a cashier at a petrol station in Midrand’s Waterfall area pressed charges against The Queen’s SK Khoza and his fiancée, Learn More
